When I met Apu
My introduction to Soumitra Chatterjee happened in a strange way. It was in the early 2000s, around the month of September, when Nrityanchal used to host dance festivals of three or four days.
4y ago
Ray: The Man Behind Bengali Cinema
Around 1948, cine clubs were flourishing in Kolkata. A new wave of intellectuals was on the rise. These people thought of cinema to be the voice of the commoners, of the middle class and not just a studio dependent entertainment medium.
6y ago
STRINGS, KNOBS AND ROCK AND ROLL
To this day he is considered a living legend in the music community—yet he doesn’t sing or play any instrument. Abdur Rafique – known as the first true roadie, the first guitar technician, a musician’s doctor, the real life MacGyver – is the oldest music technician of Bangladesh.
7y ago
MEMORIES OF BLOOD AND TERROR
It was a Thursday. Madhushudan Dey, owner of the famous Dhaka University Modhur Canteen, went off on his business around noon.
7y ago
Charulata - The Art of Adaptation
In 1901, after coming back to Shantiniketan from the tiring experience of running a zamindari in Shilaidaha, Rabindranath Tagore wrote the short story Nashtanirh (The Broken Nest), a love triangle set in 19th century Bengal.
7y ago
Banalata Sen - An Eternal Love Story
Over the years, Bengal has produced a great number of poets. Their verses have touched thousands of people across the world...
7y ago
Poetry in Frames
In the world of visual arts, Nasir Ali Mamun needs no introduction. For more than five decades, his iconic photographs have inspired
7y ago
Ghuddi: The Romantic Consciousness of Cinema
There are very few films made in our country that can be credited as alternative films. The last person to showcase this independent approach, both nationally and globally was Tarek Masud.
7y ago
November 20, 2020
When I met Apu
My introduction to Soumitra Chatterjee happened in a strange way. It was in the early 2000s, around the month of September, when Nrityanchal used to host dance festivals of three or four days.
May 2, 2018
Ray: The Man Behind Bengali Cinema
Around 1948, cine clubs were flourishing in Kolkata. A new wave of intellectuals was on the rise. These people thought of cinema to be the voice of the commoners, of the middle class and not just a studio dependent entertainment medium.
April 7, 2017
STRINGS, KNOBS AND ROCK AND ROLL
To this day he is considered a living legend in the music community—yet he doesn’t sing or play any instrument. Abdur Rafique – known as the first true roadie, the first guitar technician, a musician’s doctor, the real life MacGyver – is the oldest music technician of Bangladesh.
March 24, 2017
MEMORIES OF BLOOD AND TERROR
It was a Thursday. Madhushudan Dey, owner of the famous Dhaka University Modhur Canteen, went off on his business around noon.
March 10, 2017
Charulata - The Art of Adaptation
In 1901, after coming back to Shantiniketan from the tiring experience of running a zamindari in Shilaidaha, Rabindranath Tagore wrote the short story Nashtanirh (The Broken Nest), a love triangle set in 19th century Bengal.
February 24, 2017
Banalata Sen - An Eternal Love Story
Over the years, Bengal has produced a great number of poets. Their verses have touched thousands of people across the world...
February 17, 2017
Poetry in Frames
In the world of visual arts, Nasir Ali Mamun needs no introduction. For more than five decades, his iconic photographs have inspired
February 10, 2017
Robin, the Courageous!
The word 'courage' comes to mind upon reading Muhammad Zafar Iqbal's works of literature.
February 10, 2017
Ghuddi: The Romantic Consciousness of Cinema
There are very few films made in our country that can be credited as alternative films. The last person to showcase this independent approach, both nationally and globally was Tarek Masud.
February 3, 2017
SHUBHRO: AN EPITOME OF PERFECTION
As the month of February reaches our doorstep, we get ready to embark upon the wonderful journey of Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela— bringing to us not only the sweet smell of freshly printed pages but also filling our hearts with the wonder that is literature.
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